Culmhead Solar Farm (Resubmission)— 7.5 MW Solar
Culmhead Solar Farm is a 7.5 MW solar power plant in the United Kingdom, operated by Anesco. It was commissioned in 2023 and contributes to the growing solar capacity in the region. Ranked #329 of 1175 solar plants in the United Kingdom, Culmhead Solar Farm represents 0.09% of the country's total solar capacity of 8,708 MW. The largest solar plant in the United Kingdom is Shotwick at 72 MW, making Culmhead 9.6 times smaller. Nearby plants include Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (1,250 MW, Nuclear), Hinkley Point B (955 MW, Nuclear), and Fideoak Mill Battery Storage (30 MW, Unknown). The facility is located in Somerset, approximately 200 km southwest of London.
10 years old
United Kingdom, Europe
- 1,231. largest of 3,024 plants in United Kingdom
- #26,300 worldwide by installed capacity
- #4,908 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
10 years in operation
Solar fleet average: 10.4 years
Anesco operates 49 plants totalling 301 MW
445 plants within 100 km, 14,790 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Culmhead Solar Farm (Resubmission) is a solar power plant producing approximately 12 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Solar
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United Kingdom- Continent
- Europe
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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